Monday, October 11, 2010

De-poting Series: NYX Jumbo Pencils

Hey Glories,

So after watching some tutorials on YT on how to depot NYX's jumbo pencils using heat (microwave or blow dyer) and seeing how messy it got, I opted for a different method. Besides, I'm weird about putting my cosmetics in the microwave (even though I have no problem putting my food in there, I know.. double standard lol).

What you need:

NYX jumbo pencil (duh!)

X-Acto knife

3 gram jar

Method:

I can't take full credit for this. Matter of fact, I can't take any! My loving boyfriend handled the entire process.

Sanitize your hands, tools, and container.

Take off the cap at the top of the pencil. Mine twisted right off, but I've seen people use wrenches to get it off >_<

Take off clear cap and mush the pencil tip into the empty container to get rid of any exposed product to essentially make it easier for the next step.

Make one cut from top to bottom, being careful not to slice completely through.

Make a second cut opposite the first, also from top to bottom.

Pry apart your two halves and low and behold a long strip of product.

Transfer product into jar. You could microwave it at this point in order to melt the product so that it becomes more compact when it hardens, but I just smushed it all into the jar with a small spatula.

I couldn't find 5 gram jars in T'dad (go figure) so, I used my Splash jars (from Wonderful World) which originally housed glitters. I saved them after transferring it's contents to a pill box: see blog entry here.

The pencil fit PERFECTLY into these Splash 3 gram jars. I thought they were stackable, because there are threads at the bottom of the jar. Unfortunately, when I tried to stack em, they fit but didn't align correctly and I got them stuck together (which required man power to undo) so stack at your own risk!

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-Waste not, want not my Glories-

♥,

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P.S. I purchased the hobby tool at Excellent Stores in Trincity Mall for $23.95 TTD
P.P.S. NYX start making this in an automatic pencil (like MAC's shade stick), so people won't have to go through all this! lol

woo hoo just did mine but used the blow dryer i dont have an Xacto or cant find mine, and i used a 3.5g jar and another pencil could fit in there. I was not going to try and use some other knife and cut my hand i'm kinda prone to cuts and burns lol :-) but thanks hun.

hey misty.. i depot them for a number of reasons1. they are difficult to sharpen2. when yu sharpen it, you loose a lot of product3. it's more sanitary in a jar. i can scoop some out of the jar with a spatula, rather than apply the pencil directly to someones skin. (if yur only using it on yurself, this wudn't benefit yu tho)

yu can use it as a base, which simply gives your eyeshadows something to stick to, as well as, help to amplify the colors

just tap some on yur lid, blend it out with your finger or brush, and apply your eyeshadow as usual. I usually use a primer under it all though, to help with the longevity and to prevent creasing. yu can also use it on yur waterline to make yur eyes look wider.

Hi I'm now reading over my comment...so naive...how could I be living w/o a NYX jumbo pencil in milk...my MU world had been rocked after NYX...anywhoooo.....I wanna try this will let u kno how it turns out...but i'm clumsy

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